It was the same with asbestos, there were correct handling procedures but they were skipped enough for people to still get sick from it. Better we don't use it if we don't need to.
We (srtaya) tried to introduce cutting standards as the silicosis is avoidable, but the cutting technique is more expensive so it got skipped for the cheaper dangerous methods.
Turns out ethical wages and materials cost money. I agree that older tech being more ethical as whatever 'cost' is may have was paid by the first owner.
There's other phones with user replaceable batteries. I looked it up a month or so ago. They're not as ethical as fairphone, but still better than my drawer of working phones with dead batteries.
Even just having road police be more active in policing exhausts and general car volume. I live near Sandown park, when there's a race on so many hoons cut through my suburb and they just have to "rip it up" when fanging it from speedbump to speedbump in the back streets. The cops could be throwing out defect notices and fines all day long.
In Australia, third party medical insurance is rolled in with the cost of vehicle registration and the money goes to the Transport Accident Commission to pay for accidents and what not. If the insurance was mandatory, it could be handled by the government to prevent market abuse.
Ive read this title a few times now over the last ten years. It's not millenials, it's rich vs poor. All generations get fucked by the rich and all generations don't want to live through hard times because of what's obviously being caused by the pricks in charge of things.
I feel bad for those young adults.